Why does America display the date MM/DD/YYYY.

[RichUK]

Would you not agree?

 

[paulney]

Following language maybe?
I.e. you say: on July 4, 1776...

 

[LineOFire]

There's nothing illogical about either way. I happen to say January 7, 2006 so I guess 1/7/06 makes sense. I don't say the 7th of January of 2006.

 

[Quasmo]

It is more logical, January 9th, 2007 = 01/09/07. Makes more sense than 9th of January, 2007.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Would you not agree?

Nope! The way you Brits do it just seems odd to me

 

[Shawn]

makes sense to me.

 

[Schadenfroh]

The American way is more logical. Jan. 7, 2007 not 7 Jan 2007.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
It is more logical, January 9th, 2007 = 01/09/07. Makes more sense than 9th of January, 2007.

I suppose it?s just what we have been brought up with. Personally, I would say "7th of January 2007".

 

[BillyBatson]

when it is in numercial order it goes dd/mm/yyyy but when it is spelled out it is month day year, because of the way you would say it

 

[Heisenberg]

Because you lost the Revolution.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Because you lost the Revolution.

lol

 

[ScottyB]

Because the British drive on the wrong side of the road, and we do not want to be like them.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: BillyBatson
when it is in numercial order it goes dd/mm/yyyy but when it is spelled out it is month day year, because of the way you would say it

But don't you guys still display the date as MM/DD/YYYY?

See if I or anyone else in the UK (Not sure about the rest of Europe) were to spell out the date, it would be ?Day ? Month ? Year".

To me it makes more sense numerically.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Because the British drive on the wrong side of the road, and we do not want to be like them.

Hey, roundabouts > cross roads

 

[Atheus]

We got it right the first time:

seconds:minutes:hoursays:months:years

The obvious order.

Why swap days and months?

 

[doze]

The US Military would list today as 07 JAN 2007 (date first but month always abbreviated)

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Atheus
We got it right the first time:

seconds:minutes:hours: Days:months:years

The obvious order.

Why swap days and months?

Thank you

 

[pennylane]

When I have to date things on the computer, I go: YYYY-MM-DD

That way, everything is in chronological order... from 1995 to 2007 or whenever. I think that's the most logical.

When I write the date on checks and that junk, I go with the tried and true MM DD, YYYY.

 

[spidey07]

Because 30/1/06 just looks weird.

You don't say the 30th of January do you? No. It's January 30th.

 

[neutralizer]

I'm inclined to agree in terms of order of units.

Then again, Americans are silly. We use imperial units and Fahrenheit.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Ze Germans are the same: 07.01.2007 oder 7. Januar 2007.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: spidey07
You don't say the 30th of January do you?

Yes.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Because 30/1/06 just looks weird.

You don't say the 30th of January do you? No. It's January 30th.

We British do.

 

[Insane3D]

Just because it's what your used to, does not make one or the other more or less "logical".

Our way seems weird to you because it's not the way you were brought up with, and vice versa...simple as that.

Why does one way have to be "better"? It's just different is all...

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: doze
The US Military would list today as 07 JAN 2007 (date first but month always abbreviated)

That's how we use dates at the airline too... That to me is the most easily understood because it's not ambiguous like the other two formats. I date everything that way.